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> if forced to That's definitely problematic and not where anyone wants this to go, right?
by nonrandomstring 3y ago
> if forced to
That's definitely problematic and not where anyone wants this to go,
right?
- rapind 3y agoNo. I was referring to forcing yourself if you wanted to run the experiment.
- nonrandomstring 3y ago> forcing yourself Ah yes that's quite a different matter. My thoughts are that sure, when you are living and working alone, as happens to many of us at times, it is possible to successfully apply "force". Like making objects of temptation unavailable, maybe using a time-locked safe or taking a week away at tech-detox bootcamp. IIRC Johann Hari in "Stolen Focus" seemed to think this only ever created a temporary relief, a bit like dieting and then gaining rebound weight. What I wrote about in Digital Vegan was based on my interaction with heroin addicts, and is all about the friction that comes from peer pressure and groups that reinforce (mutually enforce) behaviours. Friends are a bigger problem than self-will in the arena of addiction. External force, even in peer relations, tends to have the opposite effects.